Type distributing- machine



Il t .9 e OO T y .a. N m s E 7 0o1 V .m m.. m A e m m. S e. 0 S B am 2%W Nt w mn Nm# Mw .UG MY w m YAM m 0% Nui G m Mm NM* M ww .MY m MB .R JTRm E P Y T d 5 M 0 p o Y NQ N W 10 Sheets-Sheet 3.

(No Model.)

R. J. MOXLEY. TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

, Patented Sept. 8, 1896.

, Tm] mlunnimn lllllllii INvE-NTOR;

WITNESSES;

i /f/a (No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet A5.

R. J. MOXLEY.

Y TYPE DISTRIBUTING MAGHINE.

No. 567,252. Patented Sept. 8, l1896.`

Mmmm

/ f Z A WITNESSES: INVENTORY: v

A IO-Shee'ts-Sheet 6. VR. J. MOXLEY. TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Patentpd Sept. 8, 1896.-

. (No Model.) 10 Sheets-Sheet 7.

A R. J. MOXLEY.

TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Bylzz's ZMMLL," Y

ls Uvas PHoTuumo.. wxsnmsmn n c WITNESSES;

(No Model.) 4 10 Sheets-:Sheet 8.

,R. J. MOXLEY. TYPE -DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Patented Sept. 8, 1896.l

By his Attorney w10 lSheets-Sheet 9. R. J. MOXLEY. I

l Y TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE'.

No. 567,252. Patented'sept. 8,1896.

INVENTOR; .My By /zz' zfoluey 1o- 'nm w WITN E'SSES 1 1%1@ /f/w, KM

1 i UNITED STATES f PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD J. MOXLEY, CE NEW YoRrQ-N. ..Y.,AssieNoR 'ro'rHE EMPiRE YTYPE-SETTING MACHINE COMPANY, or sAME PLACE.

TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

SPECIFI,CATION forming part of Letters Patent 1\T o. 567,252, datedSeptember 8, 1896.

A Application led November 2, 1895. Serial 110.567,723. (No model.)

larly to that class of type-distributing ma chines which were inventedoriginally by C. YV.' Dickinson and subsequently improved upon by Lorenzand Lewis J. Johnson, and heretofore secured by Letters Patent of theUnited States No. 174,900, dated March 21, 1876; No. 174,899, datedMarch 2l, 1876; No.

i 174,915, dated March 21, 1876, and No.

526,106, dated SeptemberlS, 1894-. The same more particularly relates toimprovements in certain parts of the mechanism of the machines-describedin the aforesaid Letters Patent.

The object of the improvements is to increase the efficiency of themachine by doubling its discharge Capacity, and by utilizing forthispurpose'certain elements existing in the present form of machine which,during certain periods of time while the machine is in operation,perform no function whatsoever.

The general description of the so-called Dickinson77 type oftype-distributing machine upon which the present invention is animprovement is that type orvclass of type-distributing machines whichdistribute type au- 1 tomatically from a horizontal column into theseparate vertical Ychannels of a case in which they are so arranged asto be held for use in 40 an automatic type-setter by means'of carrierswhich take up the line letter by letter, and from Which the properletter for each channel is selected by appropriate selecting mechanism.This type of machine performs a series of operations by which theaforesaid result is produced: f

First. By means of Aautomatically-acting mechanism it separates a singleline of type from the column of which it forms a part from its placeupon atable or galley, ad-` vances the line agiven distance, and thenautomatically presents it to the action of the machine for distribution.

Second. It separates a single type from the end of the advanced line andforces it jinto `the clutch of a traveling carrier which is advanced byappropriate mechanism so as to receive it. The carrier is thentransported away by suitable mechanism from thepoint of reception,thereupon giving place to another carrier, which in its turn repeats theoperation and receives and transports away the next succeeding type.

' Third. It moves the carriers, step by step, in a straight line on ahorizontal table or bed, resting at each step, each type being heldwithin separate and independent carriers, and when at rest within thecarriers it subjects eachparticular type at each step to the contact offeelers, of which there are as many as there are characters of type tobe distrib- Hted, and which feelers are Caused by suitable mechanism tobe brought against the eX- 'posed edges of the type while still heldwith- ,against which the type is supported, which hook is caused toslide forward at the moment that the feeler apparatus is Withdrawn, andthus forces the type out of the carrier and permits it to enter' themouth of its appropriate conductors, through which it drops into theappropriate one of a series of channels placed at the lower ends of thetypev conductors.

It will be obvious from the' foregoing description and from anexamination of the various patents above referred to that after thetypes are raised from the carriers, letter by letter, the carriers reachthe end of the race- Way in which they travel and are thereupon removedfrom that raceway by appropriate IOO mechanism into a similar lateralraceway parallel to and behind the raceway in which they primarilymoved, and are then moved up the second raceway entirely empty in acontinuous solid line, and as they arrive at the end of the lineopposite to the point where the operation of receiving a type from theline to be distributed commences are again by appropriate mechanismadvanced into the first raceway, one by one, for the purpose of reeivingand transporting away the type from the point of reception.

It will be observed that during a period of time equal to that occupiedby any one carrier in traveling down the raceway, which equals thenumber of characters in the particular font used, multiplied by the timeoecupied by each pause or step of the carriers, the returning carriersin the second raceway are performing no function by reason of the factthat they are empty, but at the same time are being step by stepadvanced substantially in the same way as they are being, advanced inthe first raceway, thus consuming the power in the machine.

1 have discovered that it is possible by slightly modifying the positionof the second raceway, by providing appropriate mechanism for feeding asecond line of type to the empty carriers in the second raceway at theoppositeend of the machine, by providing a second set of feelermechanism. and feelers actuated in connection with the original feelingmechanism to which the type in the carriers in the first raceway aresubjected, and by providing suitable channels into which the type fromthe carriers in the secondraceway are dropped it is possible to doublethe output of the machine and to make each set of mechanism subject thetype in each carrier to the selective action of the feeler mechanism foreach character during its travel along each raceway.

The invention consists, broadly, in doubling the capacity fordistribution of the Dickinson machine as modified and improved by Lorenzand Johnson in the manner above suggested by means of the modificationsand mechanism hereinafter. more particularly described, and narrowly ineffecting certain modifications and improvements in the particularfeeling mechanism employed which render this doubling of the output of.the machine possible.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingten sheets of drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of the entire machine; Fig. 2, a rear elevationof the entire machine; Fix. 3, an end view of the machine; Fig. 4, avertical cross-section of the machine on the lines 4 4 of Fig. 1; Fig.5, a vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, avertical'section on the line 6 6 of 2; Fig. 7, a vertical section on theline 7 7 of Fig. 2; Fig. 8, an enlarged place view of'one end of themachine; Fig. 9, an enlarged view of a vertireceived thereon from thetype-driver.

`line of type from the type-driver.

cal section of the feeler mechanism and raceway through the center ofthemachine; Fig.V 10, a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 isa plan View of the carriers in the rear raceway and a portion of thefeeler mechanism on the line 11 11 of Fig. 12. Fig. 13 is a vertical'section of the mechanism for selecting the types in the carriers in therear raceway. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section of the same mechanism onthe lines 13 13 of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a view of a detail of the feelermechanism connected with this part of the machine. Fig. 15 isan enlargedplan View of the plunger mechanism employed for advancing the carriersin the raceways and moving them at the end of the line from one racewayto the other, and for opening the ejector or clutch of the carriers forthe purpose of permitting the type to be Fig.

16 is a vertical elevation of the carrier. Fig.

. 17 is a horizontal section of one of the carriers on the line 17 17 ofFig. 11. tailed view of the mechanism for driving the carriers in theraceways and for opening the Fig. 18 is a deejector or clutch of thecarrier to receive the Fig. 19 is an elevation of the type-channels.Fig. 2O is i a cross-section of the type-channels, and Fig.

21 is a perspective view of the type-channels in. which the types afterdistribution are collected.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughrout the several views.

For the purpose of properly explaining the present improvements thevarious elements found in the earlier machine, although some of them arecommon to all machines of the type above described, will be separatelydescribed.

In the drawings, A represents the bed-plate ofY the machine. M and M2represent the raceways in which the carriers travel. W represents themain driving-shaft of the machine, which is driven from any suitablesource of power. D is the driving-pulley. Af1 A4 are the supports of thebed-plate, and A3 is the frame-bed of the machine. D is thestarting-lever. A2 is the center plate of the machine. B is thetype-table or galley upon which a page of type is placed, of which thereare two, one at each end. K K are the type-channels, and V V thetype-eases. M and M2 are the raeeways, and C C, die., the carriers.These parts are all common to every machine of the Dickinson type. Vecome now to the various parts of the machine.

The Galley and is Various Pars.

(a) The page-follower: J is the page-follower, sliding upon thehorizontal rod J', attached to the arm J 2, by means of the roller J3,as shown in Fig. 1. For the purposeof keeping the page-follower Jconstantly pressed against the body of type to be distributed, a cord J5 is attached to it by the button J 4. This cord J 5 passes over a looseIOO IIO

IZO

pulley J carried on a suitable bracket, Fig. 1, and at its lower end aweight J 7 is attached. In'this manner the page-follower J is drawnforward against the first line of the page of type as the type isremoved from it by the type-raiser line by line.

(b) The line-follower S is the line-follower, which, as shown in Figs. land 2, slides horizontallyforward and backward on the frame S9. It isprovided at one side with a button S', to which is attached a cord S5,which passes over a loose pulley S4 upon the frame S9, and to the lowerend of which a weight S5 is attached. In this manner the line-follower Sis kept constantly pressed against the line of type T, thus advancing itforward as the letters are picked off by the type-driver one Y by one.

(c) The type-driving mechanism: Prepresents generally the type-drivingmechanism, which is best shown in Figs. 7 and S. This is composed of thetype-driver proper, P', at-l tached to the slide P2, Figs. 7 and 8,sliding against the vertical plates P5 P3 on the side of the galley B.P6 is a bent lever-arm, attached at P10 to the frame of the machine andat P11 to the type-driver slide P2. P4 P4 are cylinders containing aspiral spring, which is adjusted by the set-screw P5 P5 so as to formimpact-points for the bent lever-arm P5, which limits the stroke of thetype-driver slide P2. The lower end of the bent lever-arm P6 carries aroller P1, which comes in contact with the cam P8, provided with theboss P9, on the main driving-shaft W, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7.

(d) The line-raising mechanism: This is shown in Figs. l, 3, 5, and 6.In these T represents a line of type which has been advanced by thepage-follower J over the front edge of the galley B. T is a verticalplate extending along and under the front edge of the galley, as shownin Figs. 5 and 6. The plate T' is attached at its bottom to the standardT2, which slides vertically in bearings T3 T3 in the lugs or shouldersT4 T4 on the frame of the machine. The standard T2 carries a horizontalcross-head T5, (shown in Figs. 5 and.6,) by which it is raised at thedesired moment by means of a cam GG engaging with the cross-head T5. Thearrangement of the parts is such that when aline of type T is advancedby the page-follower and pushed over the edge of the galley the plate Twill be in the'position infront of the edge of the galley and on a levelwith the edge, and the line of type so advanced will rest upon the plateT'. Vhen this has been accomplished, the cam will engage with cross-headT5 on the standard T2 and raise the line to the position shown in Figs.5 and 6, and hold the same in this elevated positionuntil thetype-driver has picked off the type letter by letter.

1 (e.) The line-closing mechanism: This is shown in Figs. l, 2, 7, 8,and l5. It consists of a flat-faced projection Q, attached to atypefinger or hook Q, pivoted at the point Q2 to the galley. Thistype-fingeris normally held against the last letter of the line of type, in.

tact with the type-finger Q', carries a friction.

roller Q11. The lower end of the sleeve Q4 carries an adjustable armQ6,attached to the sleeve by a bolt Q7. This arm carries at its otherend an adjustable block Q8,to which is attached a beveledfriction-roller Q9,which is so set as to travel along the surface of acam Q10 on the driving-shaft IV. The surface of this cam is uneven, andthroughout a certain distance slightly raised,so that whenfrictionroller Q9 comes in contact with the raised portion of thesurface a lateral motion will be imparted to the lever Q3 and thetype-finger Q will close up the end of the line and be held in suchposition as long as the roller is traveling over the raised portion ofthe camsurface, and when the same is passed the iin ger will be releasedand the line opened for the type-follower to advance the next letter.

The Racewa-ys.

These are situated in the main horizontal bed-plate A of the machine,and are designated by M and M2. `They vare rectangular channels, sunkenin the center, as shown in Fig. 9 at m m, for the purpose of diminishingthe friction of the carriers as they pass through them. The front ofeach of the raceways is open, so as to permit the carriers to be actedon by the feeler mechanism. Openings m m are provided in the bed-plateA, through which the types pass down into the typechannels. M3 and M4represent, respectively, the rear walls of the raceway, the former ofwhich closes the front of the rear raceway and supports the feelers forthe carriers therein. The front of the front raceway M is closed by thevertical plate M5. The ends of the raceways are closed by the blocks N6N6 at either end. In the earlier machines the raceways are closed byblocks at either end, which slide in an opposite direction to theplungers and hold the carriers rigidly, so

that the entire line of carriers is moved to-y shown in Fig. l5, topermit access tothe clutch-opening mechanism, which will be hereinafterdescribed. The mechanism for actuating the feeler-hooks is shown in Fig.`9. Here I7 is a cam on the driving-shaft W, which cam engages with aroller I at the ex-A tremity of an arm attached to a rack I, whichslides under the plate A. This rack is at- IOO IIO

tached to a rod I3, which in turn connects with a lug Z attached to thefeeler-slide Z2, and passing vertically downward through an opening inthe bed-plate Z. A spiral spring I4, encircling the rod 13, serves tohold the rack I and the roller I constantly against the surface of thecam I7, which is so curved that it will, during a certain time, causethe rack I to slide from right to left, and thus to advance thefeeler-hooks. An adjustment of the distance through which the rackslides may be effected by the sliding bearing l2, which can be adjustedwith reference to the bedplate by the screw-nut l5, and a furtheradjustment can be effected by the screw-nuts I6 I6 on the rod I3. Anyother1 similar method of adjusting the parts may be used.

The Oar/fiers.

The peculiar form of the carrier necessary to carry out the presentinvention is shown in Figs. 16 and 17. Here C represents the carriergenerally, and at least as many of them are employed as there arecharacters in the particular font of type to be distributed. Crepresents the frame of the carrier, which is of the shape shown, and C2the clutch pivoted on the pin C3 in the carrier-frame. In the old formof carrier the clutch could only be opened from one side or in onedirection. In order to enable the principle of the present invention tobe carried out, the clutch is so constructed and pivoted that it willopen in both directions. This is accomplished by extending the extremityof the rear end of the clutch in the manner shown in' Figs. 15, 1G, and17 at the point C4, and providing openings CG and C5 in the wall of thecarrier on either side of the clutch, through which openings a device ismade to engage with the clutch and cause the same to be opened fromeither side. The clutch is held normally closed by the spring C8, whichis placed in the position shown, or by means of any other convenientform of spring.

' The aforesaid parts are essentially identical with the correspondingparts of the earlier machines. As will be apparent, they exist in thepresent machine in duplicate, in order to effect the feeding from eitherend into the two lines of carriers.

The various other parts of the mechanism are all essentially new, andmaybe described as follows:

The 0cmMer-Driving llfechcmfism.

This is indicated generally by the letter O in the drawings. It will beobvious that owing to the presence of the feeding mechanism at both endsof the line 'of carriers it will be impossible to drive the carriers atthe lefthand end of the machine from the front raceway to the rearraeeway, as is done in the early machines. Hence the plunger O is atthis end of the machine arranged to draw instead of push the carriersone by one back into the rear raceway. Otherwise the parts aresubstantially the same as before. O3 is the plunger-bar, sliding on thebed-plateA.

To this the plunger O is pivoted at O. This chine, engaging at itsopposite extremity the.

block O4, over which falls the hook O5 of the tripping-lever, pivoted atO3 to the rock ing bar O8. As the roller Olrotates, the camgroove throwsthe rock-bar forward and backward once in each revolution, movingtherewith the sliding plunger-bar in andout. ,lf for any reason theplunger-bar O3 gets caught so it cannot move, the lever O5 is trippedoff of the block O4, and the rock-bar O8 ceases to push the plunger-barforward and backward, and un til the shaft is stopped it merely slidesthe block O4 forward'and backward on the pin O16 until the normalconditions are restored. The left-hand carrier-plunger is, as abovestated, slightly modified, as shown in Fig. 5, and is slightly hooked atitsV upper extremity, so as to pass under the carrier as it movesforward, andwhen it reaches a certain point to engage itv and permit thelatter to be drawn from one raceway to the other as the plunger movesbackward on the slide.

The Oluzch- Open/ng Device.

ln order to open the clutch of the carriers as they come to the end ofthe front raceway, to enable the second type-driver to insert a letterinto them, a clutch-opening device is employed, which is shown in Fig.15; It consists of an arm R, pivoted at the point R3 to the bed-plate A.To the arm R is attached a rod R4, sliding in an opening RG in the endplate of the raceway. This rod R passes through the opening Ci in thecarrier which has arrived at the end of the line, and is beveled at theend, as shown in Fig. 15, so as to im pinge upon the clutch C4 and openthe same when the rod is thrown forward. A stud R2 is provided upon thecylinder N, Fig. 15, which stud contains a screw-rod R', which is ofsuch length that when the plunger is moved forward the rod impinges uponthe arm R and moves it forward, and causes the rod Rl to slide forwardin its bearing and to come in contact with the clutch of the carrier atthe end of the line and open the same. A spiral or other spring R5,placed in suitable relation to the arm R4, in the present case in abearing sunk in the end of the plate of the machine, (shown in Fig. 15,)causes the arm R and the rod R4 to be normally held away from thecarrier C and to be advanced only at such time as the plunger movesforward.

IOO

IIO

IZO

upon the machine is stopped.

The Various .Minor Driving lwechamsms.

lV represents the main driving-shaft; D2, a hand-wheel at the endthereof. D is the driving-pulley, carried on the shaft NV. D' is thestarting-handle, attached to the sleeve D4 on the driving-shaft.Y D5 DSare two wormgears at either end of the driving-shaft, which engage withthe spur-wheels D7 on the crossshafts D6 D6, which are supported on thebearings D5 D5. The shafts D6 carry each two cams G4 and G5. The latterlifts the lineraising mechanism through the cross-bar T5 and at theproper moment permits it to fall. The cam G4 throws -back theline-follower S by striking against the roller G5 on the arms C2 of thearm G, pivoted at G to the bracket G2. The shafts D5 ordinarily arestationary, and the worm-gear D3 simply turns the loose spur-wheels D7on the shafts. NVhen the end of the line has been entirely reached, thetripper SO on the line -follower raises the spring-catch S and pushesthe upper end of the lever S7 from right to left a distance sufiicientto throw the lower end of the lever off of spring catch, which thereuponengages with the gear-wheel D7 and causes the cam G4 to make a singlerevolution. A spring (not shown in the drawings) forces the lever S7 atthe end of the revolution back to its original position.

T he TMrow-Ojjc .Mechcmswa This is best seen in Figs. l, 3, 5, and 7. Inorder to start the machine, the lever D is drawn into a perpendicularposition, and held there by the stud Y6 on the lever D engaging with thestud Y15 on the arm Y4. Whenever this arm Y4 is raised,the two studsabove mentioned no longer engage with each other, and the spring Y?,acting upon the lever D', retracts it to its original position, andthere- In order to raise the arm Y4 in various contingencies, and thusvto stop the machine, two shafts Y12 and Y14 are provided, extending thelength of the `machine, as shown in Fig. l, and turning freely inopenings in the framework of the machine. Attached to these shafts arethe arms Y and YB, engaging with a pin Y1b on the arm Y4. Vhen eithershaft Y1S or Y14 is turned, the arms Y3 or Y/ will be turned an equaldistance and the arm Y4 will be raised.

Attached to the shafts Y13 and Y14 are also but described in previouspatents,) by which The l'cclcfr M'cchcm'ism.

This is shown in detail in Figs. 9, l0, lvl, l2, 13, and 14. It isoperated substantially in the same manner as the mechanism shown anddescribed in the earlier machines, except that the mechanism isduplicated, so as to select type from the carriers of both raceways. Inthese views, Z is the bed-plate which supports the feeler mechanism. Z2is the feeler-slide by which the hooks and the feeler mechanism areactuated; Z', a vertical arm attached t0 the slide passing downwardthrough a suitable opening in the plate Z, by means of which the slideZ2 is in turn moved in either direction. In the present case, instead ofthe series of single hooks employed in the earlier machines, a series ofdouble or articulated hooks are employed, as shown in Figs. 9 and l0. Hand H represent one such double hooks, pivoted together at H2, as shown.Each of these hooks is in turn pivoted at H3 to standards H4, H4, &c.,on the bars L7. L4 L4 are the nick-pins, which are fastened into thefront face of the block L, attached to the end of the bar L7. L3 is thetripping-pin, which passes through a suitable bearing L9 and the bar-L7and the block L. L2 is the trippinghook, which is pivoted to the blockL, as shown in Fig. 9, and is actuated by the tripping-block LQ which ismounted upon the tripping-pin L5. The tripping-hook is normally heldforward in the position shown in Fig. 9 by the spring L5. Thetripping-pin IOO and the nick-pins pass out and engage with the openingscut in the face of the type in the carrier through the openings L8 L8 inthe plate M5, which closes the front raceway M. H5 is a lug upon thehook H, engaging with the tripping-hook L2, which holds thefeelerprovided with the lug H7, arranged to engagethe ejector E of thecarrier C of the rear raceway M2, and each of them is provided with thecurved projection H8, which, when the slide Z2 is moved backward, comein contact with the projections H9 and raise the hooks clear of theejectors. These hooks are covered by a cover made in two parts X and X',and hinged, as shown in Figs. 9 and lO, thel edges of the two sectionsbeing cut away to permit the passage of the feeler-hooks H and-A H, andbeing provided with the springs X4`V X5 for the purpose of ordinarilyholding the fecler-hooks down until they are raised by the action of theprojections H9.

For the purpose of selecting type from the rear series of carriers, theselecting mechanism shown in Figs. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 isprovided. In these views T represents, as before, a type held in thecarrier C. M3 represents the rear wall of the irst raceway; M, a seriesof short vertical plates supported upon the rear plate'h' 3 of theraceway 1W in front of each carrier upon rods M7 sliding freely in theopenings IWI8 therein. Spiral or other springs M8, placed between theplates M3 and M6, serve to hold the plate LM6 against the face of thetype held in the carrier C in therear raceway M2. The face of each ofthe plates `M6 'is provided'with lugs or projections, which are arrangedto t into corresponding openings in the type, and when the type in thecarrier is so advancedV that the openings will come opposite to theprojections thespring will force the projections into the openings andthe type will be selected from the carriers in the rear raceway 1n themanner hereinafter described. As will be observed from Fig. 11, the lugsM7 are slightly beveled upon their front faces inv order to permit themto -slide easily into the nicks in the edge of the type held in thecarrier, and thus effect the desired selection.

-' Each ofthe extended or second feeler-hooks H,which -actuates theejectorsof the rear series of carriers, rests upon the arm F, Figs.

10 to 14, pivoted on the rods F to the plate M3, as shown in Fig-13. F2is a horizontal arm pivoted on the rod F3 to the top of the plate M6,and moves forward or backward with the plate MG as the latter moves onthe sliding rods M12 M12. It will be obvious from these 'figures that iffor any reason the arm F2 be moved in the direction of the arrows vshownin Fig. 14:, the rod F will be thrown Vforward and the hook Hl will bereleased and permitted to fall. A spiral or other suitable spring F4 -isprovided, which holds the arm F normally under the hook H. The arm F2 isprovided with an extension-piece F5, (shown in perspective in Fig. 14,)which is of such Shape that when the plate M6 moves forward, as shown inFig. 12, and the feelers thereon, M7 M7, engage with the nicks in thetype the projection F5 will -be tripped by the end of `the carrierholding the type in question, in the manner shown in Fig. 11, and thearm F' will thereupon be drawn from under the hook H', and will assumethe position shown by the central arm in Fig. 13, and the hook H,together with the hook H, will be moved forward by the mechanismoperating the feelerhook, the hookv will fall and clutch the ejector Eof the carrier, and the type T will be ejected by the ejector E, andwill be permitted to fall through the opening m7 into its appropriatechannel.

In Figs. 11 and 12 the mechanism is shown in the position which itassumes when the lugs M7 have actually engaged with the type into thenicks of which they fit. In other words, when the selection of theparticular type is completed the plate M will be forced forward toassume the position shown in Fig. 12 by theaction of the springs M8, andat the instant when the plate M6 reaches the position shown in 12 thepivoted bar F2 will be tripped by the front of the carrier and willassume the position shown in Fig. 11 by the third carrier from thebottom of the view, and the hook H will be tripped oif of the bar F andwill drop to the position shown in Fig. 12. During this interval thefeeler mechanism, by reason of the peculiar curvature of the cam I7,will have remained stationary, as the curvature of the cam is such thatthe spring 1^1 will be compressed and the feelerslide Z2 held at theeXtreme forward p oint to which it is capable of being moved; but themoment that the operation ceases either the' hook H or the hook H' dropsby reason of the selecting mechanism having engaged the correspondingnicks in the type, and the hook thereby having been tripped off of itstripper, the curvature of the cam I7 will thereupon begin to be suchthat the spring I1 is no longer compressed,and it will cause slide Z2 tomove backward and the lugs H6 and H7 to engage with the clutch E of theappropriate carrier and eject the type therein, which thereupon fallsthrough the openings m/ and m2 into its appropriate type-channel. Itwill be observed from an examination of Fig. 9 that by connecting thehooks H and H by the pivoted joint H2 either one or the other, or both,may be tripped, according to whether or not the nick-pins L and thenick-lugs M7 select or do not select type from one or the other, orboth, of the carriers in the two raceways. For example, in Fig. 9 thefeeler-hooks are -shown in the operation of being drawn backward fromright to left by the feeler-slide Z27 and yet, neither of them havingbeen tripped, the lugs HG and H7 slide clear of the clutches E of bot'hof the carriers. If, however, the hook H had been tripped, then it wouldhave assumed, with reference to the hook H, the position shown in Fig.12, and if moved back in the way indicated in Fig. 9 it would trip theclutch of the carrier in the rear raceway, as it is about to do in Fig.12, and yet at the same time the hook H,not having been tripped byreason of the fact that no selection took place from the carrier in thefront raceway, the lug HG would still be drawn clear of the ejector E inthe front raceway,and that carrier and the type held therein would bemoved on by the carrier-driving mechanism at the next throw of themachine. The reverse operation would take place if the hook H had beentripped by reason of selection from the type of the first carrier. Insuch case the hook H would retain substantially the position shown inFig. 9, except that the hook H having fallen and being held down by thesprin g X4, the hook II would have been slightly IOO IIO

IZO

tilted on the rod F, and the spring X5 in the cover X' would be slightlycompressed. This condition of things is shown by the dotted lines inFig. 9.

' The above description refers to a single set of feeler-hooks only,but, as will be apparent from the drawings, as many separate sets offeeler mechanism are provided as there are letters or characters in thefont of type used, the mechanism being in each case the same and theoperation of the feelers the same throughout the entire machine.

Type- Gra-'idling Apparatus.

This is shown in Figs. 19, 20, and 21. It consists of aplate K',attached to the vertical bed-plate of the machine A2 by the screws K5throughthe horizontal bars K2 and slightly inclined, as shown. To thesebars are attached the space-conductors K K by means of the mortised lugsK(i K6 on the vertical bed-plate K' by means of the dovetailed slots sK7 K7 cut in the rear faces of the type-conductors. The type-channels VV extend outwardly from the foot of the conductors and are supported onthe plate V2 by the frame V' V', as shown in Fig. 21. Thetype-conductors proper, K, Figs. 19 and 20, are a series ofrectangularboxes, open in front, and grooved, as shown in Fig. 20, so as to give tothe type a quarter turn as they fall, in the same manner as shown in theearlier machines. These are placed side by side, as shown in Fig. 20. lnthe earlier machines the type-conductors were attached to the verticalbed-plate A2 by means of mortised grooves on their rear surface, whichtted into beveled lugs on the surface of the vertical plate A2. In orderto remove anyone of the inner conductors when thus attached, all of theconductors before it in the row in the line had to be removed before theparticular conductor which it was desired to remove could be slippedout. To obviate this difficulty, the beveled lugs are replaced by theslats K6 K6, Figs. 19 and 20. As will be observed, the upper of theseslats is beveled or mortised on its upper edge only and the lower one isbeveled or mortised on its lower edge only. These slats are attachedthrough the plate K' to the bed-plate A2, as shown in Fig. 20. The upperis simply screwed in by the screw K5 at either end, while the latter isprovided with the slots K4 K4 at either end, so that by loosening thescrewsK5 the slat may be slightly raised or lowered in reference to itsposition on the bed-plate K'. The grooves on the rear faces of thetype-conductors K are made slightly wider than the width of the slatsK6, are beveled, the former at the top and the latter at the bottomonly, as shown in Fig. 19, so that a space K7 exists between the slotAand the slat at both top and bottom, as shown in Fig. 19. The result ofthis construction is that when it is desired to remove any one of theconductors all that is necessary to do is to unscrew the lower screws'K,loosen the lower slat, raise it alittle in the slot, so as to fill upthe lower space K7, whereupon the conductor may be pushed up4 on theupper slat a distance equal to the space K7 and the beveled edge of theconductor will be released from the beveled edge of the slat and theformer may be readily removed. For the purpose of replacing, theoperation is effected in the reverse order.

The Type-Advancing Mechanism.

For the purpose of advancing the type as it descends from thetype-conductors K and enters the head of the type-channels, a device isprovided, which is shown in Fig. 4. In this viewV Vrepresent thetype-cases, of the general character shown in Fig. 21. There are two ofsuch type-cases, one at either side of the vertical bed-plate A2,inclined, as shown in Fig. 4, and supported on the frame A'. These aredivided interiorly into as many channels u as there are type-conductorsK and characters in the font of type to be distributed. They arecomposed of a bottom plate n', and the ends of the channels are closedby the horizontal rod v2 and The type-cases V are not attached to theplate A', but simply rest thereon and are held in position by thecross-bars 04, which rest in suitable shoulders @5 formed in the plateA'. In this way the cases may be removed andv replaced from time to timeas they become full. For the purpose of advancing the type down thechannels o yv, a reciprocating bunter V8 is provided, which bunter iscomposed of a Y shaped bar of metal extending beneath the verticalbed-plate A2 the entire length of the same. This bunter is attached atthe base-to a rocking shaft V4, (shown in Fig. 4,) which is arranged torock upon a suitable bearing in the bed-plate of the machine. The shaftV4 is rocked by means of a lever-arm V5, the eX- tremity of whichcarries a roller VG. An irregularly-shaped cam V7 is provided on themain driving-shaft lV of the machine, and the lever-arm V5 is normallyheld against the surface of this cam by a spring V2, attached to anyfixed point, such as V40, on the bed-plate of the machine. Theconguration of this cam is such that it will impart a re ciprocatingmotion to the lever V5, which in turn will cause the Y-shaped bunter tovibrate on the rock-shaft V4 from right to left. The two arms of -the Yare provided with the pushers V44, there being as many of these as thereare channels fu in the type-cases V, so that as the type falls from theconductor K into the channel V it is immediately pushed down into thechannel and against the next letter in the line already formed in thechannel. This operation is continuous as long as the machine is running.In order to effect an adjustment of the bunter V' vertically, -it is IOOIIO

attached to the rock-shaft V'1 by the arms V11, and an adjustment maybeeffected by thc screw-nut V12.

The @Cuvier-Adm)icing ilIechon/sm.

The mechanism which is employed in the present invention for closing upthe line of carriers and advancing them step by step along the racewayis shown in Figs. 2, S, l5, and 1S, and also generally in Fig. l. IIereN' N represent the two plungers at opposite ends and on the oppositeside of each race- Way; NG, the blocks which close up the ends of theraceways not occupied by the pl ungers and which are consequently placedat opposite ends and'on the opposite side of each race- Way; N16,thehandle upon which the coverN15 slides; N2, the plunger-rods, which,as in the earlier form of machine, are arranged to slide in thecylinders N, cach of which contains a spring which normally holds theplunger in the position shown in Fig. l5, and is adjustable by the nutN2. A handle Nl is provided, as shown in Fig. l5, for the purpose ofreleasing the plunger in case of any sticking of the parts. This blockand the mechanism of the cylinders N, being ,found in all the earliermachines, will not be described further here. For the purpose ofavoiding the use of the complicated mechanism employed in the earliermachines for moving up rthe end blocks to meet the carriers and thenmoving up the carriers in one solid continuous line, and then releasingthe line so as to permit the plunger to operate on the end carrier whenthe line is released, a seriesof levers is employed, which is shown inFig. 18. In Figs. l. and 2, NVS is a cam attached to the maindriving-shaft NV of the machine, which cam, as will appear from thesefigures, has one surface-namely, that sh'oWn on the ri gl it-hand sidein the drawin gsbeveled, so that when the cam comes in contact with aroller N8,pivoted to a slide N12 under the bed-plate of the machine, itwill cause this slide to move to the right so long as the roller N8 isin Contact With the thicker surface of the cam, and when relievedtherefrom to stop and to be restored to its former position by anyconvenientform of spring, such, for example, as the spring N13 on therod N7, attached to the slide N12, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Each ofthe plungers is supported on a slide N14, arranged to slide in oppositedirections at opposite ends of the two 'raceivays in any convenient formof bearing. One of these slides is rigidly attached to the slide N12 bythe bent rod N5. The other is attached through the pivoted lever N2,pivoted on the bottom of the bed-plate of the machine by the pivots N1Oand N11. As a result of this construction, when the slide N12 is movedfrom right to left the right-hand plunger will be moved in the samedirection,

whereas the left-hand plunger will be moved in the opposite direction,and When the slide N12 is moved in the opposite direction the rcversccondition of things Will take place, In each case the line of carriersis forced through theraceivay in the opposite direction untilthey comein contact with and stop at the blocks' N1i N, which close the racevvay.The clutch of carriers is opened at the right-hand end of the machine bya knob on the end of the plunger N', which passes through the opening inthe side of the carrier and touches the clutch C, and when the carriersare forced together in the raceway the knob, engaging with the clutch,opens it and permits a type to be inserted. In order to permit eachclutch to be opened Without interfering With the adjacent carrier, agroove C'7 is provided on the side of each carrier to fit the clutchWhen opened, as shown in Fig. 117.

The method of operation of the machine is as follows: 'A page of type tobe distributed is placed upon each of the galleys I3 B, thepage-follower is set, and the starting-handle moved. The shaft NV beginsto rotate, and thereupon the carriers begin to travel down the raceways;the iirst line of type is raised by the line-lifter from the page oneach galley and simultaneously advanced by the line-follower. As thecarriers at the right-hand end of the machine, Fig. 2, are advanced fromthe rear raceway to the front raceway by the plunger mechanism, theclutch of the carrier is opened bythe plunger-knob and a type isseparated from the end of the raised line and forced by the type-plungerinto the carrier. At the same instant the clutch of that one of thecarriers which has arrived at the end of the front raceway M in itsjourney from right to left is opened by the pin R1 `passing through theopening in the carrier and coming in contact with the clutch, and thetypeplunger of the left-hand table inserts therein a single type fromthe line of type lifted from the left-hand galley. This carrier is thendrawn by the carrier-plunger at the left-hand end of the machine fromthe front to the rear raceway. The line of carriers in the raceway arethen closed up by the line-plungers' 0, and when thus closed the entireline of carriers is moved one step down the front race and one stepalong the rear raceivay and then stop. At'this instant the feelermechanism begins to operate, and each character in each carrier in cachline is subjected to the action of the duplicate sets of feelingmechanism. In each case Where the nick-pins or selectors of the feelingmechanism enter the appropriate nicks or cuts in a character of typeheld in a carrier, the tripping-rod Will operate to trip thetripping-hook. This in turn Will permit the corresponding feeler-hook tofall and engage With the ej eetor of the carrier, Whereupon thefeeler-hook will be moved backward by the action of the cam upon themain driving-shaft, and the ej ectcr will cause the particular type tobe ejected from the carrier and to fall down the passages m and m2 intothe type-channels, from which they Will be forced by the hunters intotheir appropriate IOO IIO

case. As each carrier reaches the left-hand end of the front raceway,the clutch will be opened so as to permit of the insertion of a type. bythe plunger of the left-hand table. It will be obvious that as the twoportions H and H'- of the feeler-hooks are pivoted they will fall quiteindependently of each other `according to the character that may bepresented to the selecting mechanism, although the selecting mechanismof each is arranged to select the same character, and although both willbe moved laterallyforward or backward by the throw of the cam on thedrivingshaft. It will be apparent, therefore, that .when the machine isworking one line of carriers is traveling from right to left down thefront raceway, each containing a type, and

v that each is stopped for an instant in front of each pair offeeler-pins, and is there subjected to the operation of selection, andthat at the same time a second line of carriers is traveling from leftto right up the .rear raceway, each also containing a type, each ofwhich is stopped at the same moment as the carriers of the frontraceway, and each is at the instant that the front carriers of theraceway are subjected to the selection subjected by similar nickpins toa similar selection. Consequently each pair of nick-pins must, duringthe entire travel of the line, select one type from each line ofcarriers, and as there are as many carriers and different sets ofselecting mechanism as there are different characters in the font to bedistributed all the characters will have been selected, and the carfriers will all have been emptied by the time theyreach the end of eitherline, as no one character can pass all of the selecting-pins` As soon asany character is selected and ejected, the projection H8 on thefeeler-hook, as

it slides backward, is engaged by the projection H9 on the frame of themachine. This lifts each portion of the feeler-hooks for an instant asufficient distance to permit the slide of the hooks to carry them clearof and then rest upon the tripping-hook in the case of the hook H andthe tripping-lever F in the case of the hook H', where they will be helduntil such time as the selecting-pins select a new character and theyfall and engage the ejector, as before.

During the operation of the machine the various other portions of it,such as, for example, the page-follower, the line-lifter, thelinefollower, and the carrier-plungers, are all operated insubstantially the same manner as in the earlier machine.Thus,for.example,the page-followerJ is being continually advanced by theweight J 7, attached to the cord J 5, running on the roller J 6; theline-follower is constantly being advanced by the weight S5, attached tothe cord S3, passing over the roller S4, until such time at the stop S10comes in contact with the arm G, at which time the cam G4 will berotated with the shaft D6 through the wheel D3, and will engage with theroller Gr3 and force the arm G and the line-follower back to itsoriginal starting-point, ready to begin to advance a new line; theline-lifter will be lowered at the moment that the last letter is pushedby the type-plunger into the carrier by a suitable cam on thedriving-wheel, and will, as soon as a new line is advanced, raise thesame and permit the type-follower to begin its work. The starting-handleD is connected by a sleeve D4 with the drivingshaft NV, carrying thedriving-pulley D3 D2, &c., and if for any reason any part of the machinegets clogged or stuck the connection between the driving-shaft and thestartinghandle is thrown off and the machine will stop substantially inthe same manner as was the case with the earlier machine.

I claim as my invention* l. In a type-distributing machine, thecombination of a single set of carriers, traveling in separate lines inopposite directions,in parallel raceways, each containing a type, andappropriate selecting mechanism, for each raceway; whereby each carrier,at each pause of the line in each raceway, is subjected to the action ofthe selecting mechanism.A

2. In a type-distributing machine, the combination, with a single set ofcarriers, traveling in separate lines in opposite directions, inparallel raceways, each containing a type,

of a set of independently-acting selecting mechanism for each raceway;whereby each carrier at each pause of the line, in each raceway, issubjected to the action of the selecting mechanism.

3. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the principalfeeler-hook of the articulated extension-hook, for actuating theejectors of the carriers of the rear raceway.

14. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the independentsets of feeler mechanism, of the articulated feeler-hooks for thepurposes set forth.

5. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the two lines ofcarriers in the raceways, of the articulated feeler-hooks,each engagingwith the ej ectors of the carriers, and the independent sets of feelermechanism for actuating the different joints of the hooks independently.

G. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the articulatedfeeler-hooks, of a cover made in sections as described, an opening inthe vertical edges of the sections vthrough which the feeler-hooks pass,and the springs in the openings, engaging with the i feeler-hooks forthe purposes set forth.

7. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the line ofcarriers in the front raceway, a plunger closing the rea'r raceway,substantially as described, and means substantially as described,operated from said plunger, for opening the clutch of the last carrieron reaching the end of the front raceway.

8. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the feeler-hooksof the projecting edges H9 for lifting the feeler-hooks upon IOO thetripping-hooks after they have engaged and moved the ejectors of thecarriers.

9. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the principalfeeler-hook of the adjustable projecting edges IIq on the frame of themachine for lifting the feeler-hook upon the tripping-hook after it hasengaged and moved the ejectors of the carriers.

10. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the carrier, ofa pivoted clutch extended backward toward the rear end of the carrier,and an opening in the side walls of the latter, whereby the clutch maybe opened by pressure exerted through said opening upon the rear end ofthe clutch.

11. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the plungers atthe end of a raceway, of a plate sliding on the bed-plate of themachine, a lever-arm connecting one of said plungers to said slide, anarm connecting the other plunger to said slide, a roller on the slide,and a suitable cam on the drivingshaft, provided with a beveled surfaceengaging with the roller, whereby the plungers are caused to moveequally in opposite directions; and a retracting-spring for moving themechanism in the opposite direction, when the cam is released from therollers.

12. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the back plateof the typeconductors, of adjustable slats, beveled as described, meansfor attaching the same to the back plate as described, and separatetype-conductors provided with beveled slots upon their rear faces, ofgreater width than the beveled slats, for the purposes set forth.

13. In a typefdistribnting machine, the combination of two sets ofcarriers traveling in opposite directions in parallel raceways, a set ofindependent selecting-pins opposite to each carrier, an articula-tedfeeler-hook composed of two parts one of which is arranged to engage theejector of the carrier in the front raceway and the other to engage theejector of the carrier in the rear raceway, means substantially asdescribed whereby the feeler-hook is actuated from the driving-shaft ofthe machine, and independent tripping mechanism for each pair ofselecting-pins, whereby each joint of the feelerhooks may be trippedseparately.

14C. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with the line ofcarriers in the rear raceway, of a longitudinal plate carrying suitableselecting-pins, arranged to trip the tripping-hook and actuate thefeelerhook, when the selecting-pins engage with the nicks in the type inthe carrier.

15. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with two sets offeeler-hooks acting on the front and rear lines of carriers, ofreversible type-cases inclosed at each end by slats placed end to endand a reciprocating bunter for forcing the type down in to the same, andmechanism, substantially as described, for actuating the bunter from themain driving-shaft of the machine.

1G. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with nick-pinsactuating the ejectors of one set of carriers, of a plate M6 providedwith the projections M7, corresponding with the nicks in the types,mounted on rods M12 and held against the line of type by springs M8actuating the ej ectors of the other set of carriers.

17. In a type-distributing machine the combination with articulatedfeeler-hooks and the nick-pins actuating the ejector mechanism of oneset of carriers, of a pivoted arm arranged to engage with one end thefront edge of an advancing carrier when selection is effected of thetype carried therein and with the other end to trip the feeler-hook fromits support and allow it to drop'.

18. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with a single set ofcarriers traveling in parallel raceways, and selecting mechanism foreach raeeway, of independent sets of type-feeding mechanism forinserting type into each line of carriers simultaneously, substantiallyas described.

19. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with a single set ofcarriers traveling in two parallel raceways in opposite directions, oftwo independent sets of typefeeding mechanism for inserting type intoeach line of carriers, simultaneously, from opposite ends of the lines.

20. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with a single set ofcarriers, traveling in separate lines in parallel raceways, in oppositedirections, of feeding mechanism for inserting type into each line ofcarriers, simultaneously, at opposite ends, and a galley from which typeis inserted into each line of carriers, and a type-plunger, line-lifterand line-follower, connected with each galley, substantially asdescribed.

21. In a type-distributing machine, the combination with a single set ofcarriers traveling in two separate lines in parallel raceways, of two independent sets of type-feeding mechanism substantially as described forinserting type in each line of carriers, two sets of selecting mechanismsubstantially as described, for selecting type from each carrier in eachline, and a series of independent typeconductors for each line ofcarriers, whereby the type discharged therefrom is carried into andassembled in suitable type-cases.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing my invention I have signed myname, presence of two witnesses, this 1st day November, 1895.

Y BICI-IARD J. MOI-(LEY.

Vitnesses:

C. A. FowLER, JOHN FRENCH.

as in of IOO IIO

